Alton police probe infant’s death

Linda N. Weller, lweller@civitasmail.com

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4:40 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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Alton Police Sgt. Seth Stinnett, center, explains events to two Alton detectives Tuesday before they enter the house in the 3200 block of Oakwood in Alton where police responded to a 911 call to discover a 6-month old boy who had reportedly been dead for several hours. Alton police declined to comment on the death Tuesday, which is under investigation. less

Alton Police Sgt. Seth Stinnett, center, explains events to two Alton detectives Tuesday before they enter the house in the 3200 block of Oakwood in Alton where police responded to a 911 call to discover a ... more

Alton police probe infant’s death

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ALTON — Alton City police and the Madison County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death Tuesday morning of a reported 6-month-old baby in the Milton neighborhood.

The child’s mother called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. to report her son was not breathing, according to police scanner traffic. Paramedics from the Alton Fire Department and Alton Memorial Ambulance Service Inc., along with Alton police officers, responded to the home, in the 3200 block of Oakwood Avenue.

Paramedics determined the child had been deceased “for hours,” one source at the scene told the Telegraph. APD detectives subsequently came to the house to begin investigating the child’s death.

A neighbor told a Telegraph staff member that other children, besides the baby, also are living in the home.

Tuesday afternoon, Roger Smith of the Madison County Coroner’s Office said it was still very early in the investigation into what caused the baby’s death, and the office may not be able to release information until Wednesday.